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Opening of HS2 Line Set to Be Delayed Beyond 2033: Report
- The UK government cancelled the Birmingham to Manchester leg of the HS2 high-speed rail project in 2023 due to spiralling costs.
- HS2 was approved in 2012 to link London, the Midlands, and northern cities, but costs rose by £37bn and delays plagued the project.
- Heidi Alexander, the Secretary of State for Transport, is set to reveal the findings of two investigations highlighting issues such as mismanagement, ineffective contracting, and claims of fraud involving subcontractors.
- The estimated cost rose from an original £37.5bn to between £49bn and £56.6bn , with the London to Birmingham leg’s opening now set between 2029 and 2033.
- The government appointed Mike Brown as the new HS2 chair to help reset infrastructure delivery and pledged that “consequences will be felt” over wasted taxpayer money.
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Transport Secretary Confirms HS2 Will Be Delayed Again
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has confirmed in the Commons that HS2 will be delayed yet again. The railway line between London and Birmingham won’t be finished by 2033 as promised. It’s been kicked into the long grass for at least another two years… Guido was the first to report five months ago that the stretch from Old Oak Common to Birmingham Curzon Street was going to being delayed by several years.[…] Read the rest
The real scandal of HS2
As if the saga of HS2 could not get any worse, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander will reportedly announce today that, actually, the railway line will not be open by its latest proposed date of 2033, and that 2035 is now more realistic. But I wouldn’t book your ticket just yet. Some analysts believe the line
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